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US9551541B2
US9551541B2 US13/851,167 US201313851167A US9551541B2 US 9551541 B2 US9551541 B2 US 9551541B2 US 201313851167 A US201313851167 A US 201313851167A US 9551541 B2 US9551541 B2 US 9551541B2
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  • the present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus, and more specifically, the present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus that includes imaging means capable of capturing images of inside of the room where the indoor unit is provided.
  • indoor units of air-conditioning apparatuses that detect the position of a person who is in the room where the indoor unit is provided (hereinafter, referred to as an “in-room person”) and send air so as not to be directed to the in-room person (hereinafter, referred to as a “user”) or, on the contrary, so as to be directed to the user, in order to improve the comfort to the user, has been known.
  • An indoor unit that not only detects the position of a user but also detects the activity state of the user and controls the temperature, outlet amount, and flow direction of conditioned air on the basis of the detected activity state, that is, an indoor unit that sends air toward the user in a concentrated manner when it is detected that the amount of activity of the user is increased due to light exercise or light physical labor, in order to remove the quantity of heat generated by the activity and to suppress the increase in the body temperature so as not to make the user feel it is hot, is disclosed (see, for example, Patent Literature 1).
  • Patent Literature 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 6-323599 (Pages 3 to 5, FIG. 2 )
  • the indoor unit disclosed in Patent Literature 1 does not send conditioned air in a concentrated manner toward a user whose activity amount is not increased and performs normal air sending to the user.
  • the preference for air conditioning environment varies from user to user since the sensible temperature varies from user to user. For example, for normal air sending, a user whose activity amount is not increased may feel it is hot (so-called “a person who is sensitive to the heat”), and on the contrary, a user whose activity amount is not increased may feel it is cold (so-called “a person who is sensitive to the cold”).
  • individual users need to operate a remote control (remote maneuvering unit) to achieve a preferred air-conditioning environment. Under such circumstances, there has been a demand for achieving a user's preferred air-conditioning environment and maintaining the comfort, without performing setting operations.
  • the present invention provides an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus that is capable of achieving an air-conditioning environment preferred by a user, without operation using a remote control.
  • An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a main unit that includes an air inlet and an air outlet and that is mounted on a wall inside a room; a fan that sucks indoor air from the air inlet and that forms an air path extending to the air outlet; a heat exchanger that is arranged in the air path and that implements part of a refrigeration cycle; an air flow direction adjusting device that is arranged at the air outlet and that adjusts a blowing direction of conditioned air in the heat exchanger; an indoor imaging device that captures an image inside the room; and a controller that controls at least one of the fan, the refrigeration cycle, and the air flow direction adjusting device on the basis of user face information and user air-conditioning information that are transmitted by a portable information terminal and the image captured by the indoor imaging device.
  • the controller compares the face of the person with faces represented by the user face information that is stored in advance and that is transmitted from the portable information terminal, and in a case where the controller determines that the face of the person corresponds to a face of a specific user of the faces represented by the user face information, the controller controls at least one of the fan, the refrigeration cycle, and the air flow direction adjusting device to blow conditioned air that satisfies an air-conditioning environment represented by user air-conditioning information set for the specific user toward the person.
  • an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus When the face of a person is located within a face recognition range, an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus according to the present invention recognizes the face. In the case where the indoor unit determines that the person corresponds to a user set in advance by a portable information terminal, the indoor unit blows conditioned air that satisfies an air-conditioning environment set by the user. Thus, the comfort to the user is improved.
  • the indoor unit performs control such that an air-conditioning environment registered in advance for the person who is sensitive to the heat (for example, cooler and higher-speed air is sent in a concentrated manner) is achieved, or in the case where the face of an elderly person is located within the face recognition range, the indoor unit performs control such that an air-conditioning environment registered in advance for the elderly person (for example, medium-temperature and low-speed swing air is sent (in a diffused manner)) is achieved.
  • an air-conditioning environment registered in advance for the person who is sensitive to the heat for example, cooler and higher-speed air is sent in a concentrated manner
  • an air-conditioning environment registered in advance for the elderly person for example, medium-temperature and low-speed swing air is sent (in a diffused manner)
  • FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view illustrating the indoor unit of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a part (near an air outlet) of the indoor unit of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 4A is a front view illustrating a portable information terminal that transmits information to the indoor unit of the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4B is another front view illustrating a portable information terminal that transmits information to the indoor unit of the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a side view illustrating the outline of face detection in the indoor unit of the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart for illustrating processing operations in air-conditioning environment control for the indoor unit of the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart for illustrating processing operations in the air-conditioning environment control for the indoor unit of the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8A is a plan view illustrating the flow of air in the air-conditioning environment control for the indoor unit of the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8B is another plan view illustrating the flow of air in the air-conditioning environment control for the indoor unit of the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8C is yet another plan view illustrating the flow of air in the air-conditioning environment control for the indoor unit of the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9A is a plan view illustrating the flow of air in the air-conditioning environment control for the indoor unit of the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9B is another plan view illustrating the flow of air in the air-conditioning environment control for the indoor unit of the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9C is yet another plan view illustrating the flow of air in the air-conditioning environment control for the indoor unit of the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart for illustrating processing operations in air-conditioning environment control for an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart for illustrating processing operations in air-conditioning environment control for an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 1 to 9 explain an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating an indoor unit.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view illustrating the indoor unit.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an extracted part (near an air outlet) of the indoor unit.
  • FIGS. 4A and 4B includes front views illustrating a portable information terminal that transmits information to the indoor unit.
  • FIG. 5 is a side view illustrating the outline of face detection.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 are flowcharts for illustrating processing operations in air-conditioning environment control.
  • FIGS. 8A to 9C are plan views illustrating the air flow in the air-conditioning environment control.
  • the individual drawings are schematically illustrated and the present invention is not limited by the illustrated forms.
  • an indoor unit 100 of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a main unit 1 , an upper part of which an air inlet 3 is provided and a lower part of which an air outlet 7 is provided, a front panel 2 that can be freely opened and closed to cover the front face of the main unit 1 , a fan 5 that sucks indoor air from the air inlet 3 and that forms an air path 6 extending to the air outlet 7 , and a heat exchanger 4 that is arranged on the upstream side of the fan 5 (in the proximity to the air inlet 3 ).
  • a receiving device 40 that receives signals from a portable information terminal 70 (see FIG. 4 ) and an indoor imaging device 50 that captures images of inside of the room where the indoor unit is provided are arranged beside the air outlet 7 on the front side of the main unit 1 .
  • the form and the position of the receiving device 40 and the indoor imaging device 50 in the present invention are not limited.
  • the receiving device 40 and the indoor imaging device 50 may be arranged in a central portion of the front panel 2 or the like.
  • an alert device (not illustrated) for informing the operation condition of the indoor unit by audio or video is provided.
  • the heat exchanger 4 is a part of a component member that implements a refrigeration cycle.
  • the heat exchanger 4 includes a heat exchanger front portion 4 a , which is a portion that is substantially parallel to the front panel 2 , a heat exchanger upper front portion 4 b , which is a portion that is diagonally upper near the front side of the fan 5 , and a heat exchanger upper rear portion 4 c , which is a portion that is diagonally upper near the rear side of the fan 5 .
  • a drain pan 8 is arranged below the heat exchanger front portion 4 a .
  • An upper surface 8 a of the drain pan 8 forms a drain pan surface that actually receives a drain, and a lower surface 8 b of the drain pan 8 forms a front side of the air path 6 .
  • Air Flow Direction Adjusting Device Up/Down Air Flow Direction Plate
  • a left-side left/right air flow direction plate group 10 L and a right-side left/right air flow direction plate group 10 R (collectively or individually referred to as a “left/right air flow direction plate 10 ”) that adjust the horizontal (left/right) blowing direction of indoor air conditioned by the heat exchanger 4 (hereinafter, referred to as “conditioned air”) are arranged in the air path near the air outlet 7 .
  • An up/down air flow direction plate 9 (a front up/down air flow direction plate 9 a and a rear up/down air flow direction plate 9 b are collectively referred to as an “up/down air flow direction plate 9 ”) that adjusts the vertical (up/down) blowing direction of conditioned air is arranged at the air outlet 7 , which is located at the end of the air path 6 .
  • the left/right air flow direction plate 10 and the up/down air flow direction plate 9 function as an air flow direction adjusting device.
  • the “left-side” plate and the “right-side” plate represent a plate that can be viewed on the left hand side and a plate that can be viewed on the right hand side, respectively, when the room is viewed from the indoor unit 100 , that is, when the direction toward the front panel 2 is viewed from the rear side of the main unit 1 .
  • Air Flow Direction Adjusting Device Left/Right Air Flow Direction Plate
  • the right-side left/right air flow direction plate group 10 R includes left/right air flow direction plates 10 a , 10 b , . . . , and 10 g .
  • the right-side left/right air flow direction plate group 10 R is rotatably arranged at the lower surface 8 b of the drain pan 8 and is connected to a right-side connecting bar 20 R.
  • the left-side left/right air flow direction plate group 10 L includes left/right air flow direction plates 10 h , 10 i , . . . , and 10 n and is connected to a left-side connecting bar 20 L.
  • the right-side left/right air flow direction plate group 10 R and the right-side connecting bar 20 R form a link mechanism
  • the left-side left/right air flow direction plate group 10 L and the left-side connecting bar 20 L form a link mechanism.
  • Right-side driving means (not illustrated) is connected to the right-side connecting bar 20 R
  • left-side driving means 30 L is connected to the left-side connecting bar 20 L.
  • the left/right air flow direction plates 10 a , 10 b , . . . , and 10 g move rotationally while keeping parallel to one another.
  • the left/right air flow direction plates 10 h , 10 i , . . . , and 10 n move rotationally while keeping parallel to one another.
  • conditioned air can be blown in the same direction over the entire width of the air outlet 7 , conditioned air can be blown in opposite directions between one half and the other half of the width the air outlet 7 , the directions being away from each other, or conditioned air can be blown in opposite directions between one half and the other half of the width of the air outlet 7 , the directions colliding with each other.
  • the left/right air flow direction plate 10 in the present invention is not limited by the illustrated form.
  • the number of plates of the left/right air flow direction plate 10 is not particularly limited.
  • the left/right air flow direction plate 10 may be divided into three or more groups. In this case, the individual groups may be rotatably connected to corresponding connecting bars, and the connecting bars may be translated independently.
  • the up/down air flow direction plate 9 has a rotational center that is parallel to a horizontal direction (Y-direction) and is rotatably arranged at the main unit 1 .
  • the rotational axis of the front up/down air flow direction plate 9 a and the rotational axis of the rear up/down air flow direction plate 9 b are connected by a link mechanism or a gear mechanism and are moved rotationally by a common driving motor.
  • the up/down air flow direction plate 9 in the present invention is not limited by the illustrated from.
  • the front up/down air flow direction plate 9 a and the rear up/down air flow direction plate 9 b may be moved rotationally by individual driving motors.
  • the front up/down air flow direction plate 9 a and the rear up/down air flow direction plate 9 b may each be divided at the center thereof in the left/right direction, and the divided four plates may be moved rotationally in an independent manner.
  • the portable information terminal 70 that transmits information to the indoor unit 100 of the air-conditioning apparatus includes face imaging means 71 for imaging the face of a user, air-conditioning environment setting means 72 by which a user sets air-conditioning environment, and transmitting means 73 for transmitting user face information regarding the face of a user imaged by the face imaging means 71 and user air-conditioning information regarding an air-conditioning environment set by the air-conditioning environment setting means 72 to the receiving device 40 of the indoor unit 100 .
  • first user face information IF 1 regarding a face F 1 of a first user U 1 and first user air-conditioning information IC 1 regarding a first user air-conditioning environment C 1 set for the first user U 1 are transmitted, for the first user U 1 , to the receiving device 40
  • second user face information IF 2 regarding a face F 2 of a second user U 2 and second user air-conditioning information IC 2 regarding a second user air-conditioning environment C 2 set for the second user U 2 are transmitted, for the second user U 2 , to the receiving device 40 .
  • the form of the portable information terminal 70 is not limited as long as it has the functions described above.
  • the portable information terminal 70 of a general-purpose type for example, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, etc.
  • an application dedicated to the indoor unit 100 of air-conditioning apparatus 100 is started up prior to start of operation.
  • the name of the first user U 1 and the face (front side) of the first user U 1 are displayed on a display unit 74 .
  • the name of the first user U 1 is input by operation using the air-conditioning environment setting means 72 on the basis of an instruction displayed on the display unit 74 immediately after an application of the portable information terminal 70 is started up (immediately after activation).
  • the face of the first user U 1 is obtained by imaging by the face imaging means 71 in accordance with operation using the air-conditioning environment setting means 72 based on an instruction displayed on the display unit 74 .
  • the display unit 74 is a touch panel
  • the air-conditioning environment setting means 72 is arranged on the rear side of the display unit 74
  • the display unit 74 may be regarded as having, in appearance, the function of the air-conditioning environment setting means 72 .
  • the first user air-conditioning information IC 1 set for the first user U 1 is displayed on the display unit 74 .
  • information representing “cooling” operation is displayed below the name of the first user U 1 . That is, by touching the letters “cooling,” the letters are changed into bold letters placed within a frame.
  • “medium” is displayed. That is, by touching the letters “medium,” the letters are changed into bold letters placed within a frame.
  • the letters “register” is displayed.
  • the displayed first user air-conditioning information IC 1 is transmitted to the indoor unit 100 and is stored.
  • the description provided above is merely an example of the display unit 74 (the air-conditioning environment setting means 72 ) and the present invention is not limited by the display explained above.
  • a controller 60 is provided in the indoor unit 100 .
  • the controller 60 stores user face information and user air-conditioning information transmitted from the portable information terminal 70 and controls at least one of the fan 5 , a refrigeration cycle, and the air flow direction adjusting device (the up/down air flow direction plate 9 and the left/right air flow direction plate 10 ) on the basis of the user face information, the user air-conditioning information, and an image captured by the indoor imaging device 50 (hereinafter, referred to as “air-conditioning environment control”).
  • the first user face information IF 1 and the first user air-conditioning information IC 1 for the first user U 1 and the second user face information IF 2 and the second user air-conditioning information IC 2 for the second user U 2 which are transmitted from the portable information terminal 70 , are stored in advance in the controller 60 (more accurately, a storing device (not illustrated) connected to the controller 60 ), and a user face information database and a user air-conditioning information database are formed in the controller 60 .
  • the indoor unit 100 of the air-conditioning apparatus realizes an air-conditioning environment corresponding to the preference of the first user U 1 (or the second user U 2 ) and the like
  • the first user U 1 (or the second user U 2 ) first (for example, immediately after entering the room where the indoor unit 100 is provided) needs to cause the controller 60 to recognize “the first user U 1 (or the second user U 2 ).”
  • the first user U 1 (or the second user U 2 ) approaches the indoor unit 100 to cause the indoor unit 100 to recognize the face of the first user U 1 (or the second user U 2 ).
  • the controller 60 determines whether or not the person who approaches the indoor unit 100 and causes the indoor unit 100 to recognize the face corresponds to a person having a face represented by user face information stored in the controller 60 .
  • the controller 60 determines that the person corresponds to the first user U 1
  • the controller 60 controls a component member implementing a refrigeration cycle, the fan 5 , the left/right air flow direction plate 10 , or the up/down air flow direction plate 9 so that the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 represented by the first user air-conditioning information IC 1 can be achieved.
  • FIG. 5 explains the outline of recognition of the face of a user.
  • the indoor unit 100 is arranged at a position near a ceiling surface 92 of one wall (hereinafter, referred to as a “back wall”) 91 inside the room 90 where the indoor unit 100 is provided.
  • a back wall one wall
  • the indoor imaging device 50 (for example, a CCD camera of 300,000 pixels) has a diagonally downward field of view 51 .
  • a range (expressed by oblique lines in FIG. 5 , and referred to as a “face recognition range”) 52 between a distance L 1 and a distance L 2 (>L 1 ) from the indoor imaging device 50 in the field of view 51 , the controller 60 recognizes the face F 1 .
  • the controller 60 determines that “the first user U 1 is trying to cause the indoor unit 100 to recognize that the first user U 1 is sensitive to the heat or sensitive to the cool.” In the case where the face F 1 is not located within the face recognition range 52 even when the first user U 1 is located at a position closer to the indoor imaging device 50 than the distance L 3 , the controller 60 causes the alert means, which is not illustrated, to inform the fact that the face F 1 is not located within the face recognition range 52 .
  • a voice message “no face is recognized” or “come closer” is alerted.
  • a lamp indicating that no face is recognized is lit or blinking.
  • the alert means may display letters or images.
  • the face F 1 is not recognized (the face F 1 is not located within the face recognition range 52 ) for a specific period of time (for example, 10 seconds) even when the first user U 1 is located at a position closer to the indoor imaging device 50 than the distance L 3 (>L 2 ), it is determined that “the first user U 1 is not trying to cause the indoor unit 100 to recognize the first user U 1 ” or “the first user U 1 does not intend to start up the indoor unit 100 .”
  • the alert means may inform the fact that “the face F 1 is not recognized.” For example, in the case where a refrigeration cycle is operating, a message “the air-conditioning apparatus will operate in a normal mode” is alerted using voice. Alternatively, a lamp indicating “operation in a normal mode” is lit or blinking.
  • the controller 60 After recognizing the face F 1 of the first user U 1 , the controller 60 tracks the first user U 1 on the basis of the image of the first user U 1 captured by the indoor imaging device 50 , and specifies the moved position (hereinafter, referred to as a “user position”) P 1 . Then, the controller 60 sends conditioned air that satisfies the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 represented by the first user air-conditioning information IC 1 locally toward the specified first user position P 1 in a concentrated manner (concentrated air sending).
  • the first user U 1 moves (is moving) in a direction that is away from the indoor unit 100 .
  • the position of the first user U 1 after the moving finishes that is, the position at which the first user U 1 stops or sits down is identified as the first user position P 1 .
  • the air-conditioning environment control executed by the controller 60 will be described with reference to the flowcharts illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7 and the plan views illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9 .
  • the controller 60 recognizes the face F 1 (S 2 ).
  • the case where the face F 1 of the first user U 1 is recognized is explained.
  • the controller 60 recognizes the face F 2 .
  • the controller 60 compares the recognized face F 1 with each of faces represented by user face information stored in advance in the user face information database and determines whether or not the face F 1 corresponds to any of the faces representing by user face information stored in the user face information database (S 5 ).
  • the controller 60 controls the fan 5 , the left/right air flow direction plate 10 , the up/down air flow direction plate 9 , and the like to blow conditioned air that satisfies the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 (hereinafter, referred to as “conditioned air”) toward the first user U 1 (S 6 ).
  • conditioned air the first user air-conditioning environment C 1
  • the controller 60 controls the fan 5 , the left/right air flow direction plate 10 , the up/down air flow direction plate 9 , and the like to blow conditioned air that satisfies a standard air-conditioning environment toward the user (S 7 ).
  • the controller 60 tracks the movement of the first user U 1 (S 8 ), and specifies the first user position P 1 , which is the position at which the first user U 1 stops or sits down (S 9 ). Then, the controller 60 controls the attitude of the left/right air flow direction plate 10 and the up/down air flow direction plate 9 to send conditioned air that satisfies the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 locally toward the first user position P 1 in a concentrated manner (concentrated blowing) (S 10 ).
  • the first user U 1 since concentrated blowing toward the first user position P 1 starts, the first user U 1 is able to receive, in a concentrated manner, conditioned air that satisfies the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 stored in advance and preferred by the first user U 1 .
  • the controller 60 tracks the user having the face F 1 and blows conditioned air that satisfies the standard air-conditioning environment toward the user in a concentrated manner.
  • the controller 60 stops the concentrated blowing and starts diffused blowing (S 20 ). That is, the controller 60 starts to perform diffused blowing, not blowing conditioned air toward the first user position P 1 in a concentrated manner.
  • the controller 60 continues to track the position of the first user U 1 whose face F 1 is recognized.
  • the controller 60 determines that the first user U 1 stays at the first user position P 1 without moving to a different position during a specific period of time (for example, thirty minutes) (S 13 ). That is, it is assumed that the first user U 1 is cooled down (or warmed up) by concentrated blowing during the specific period of time and the first user U 1 is able to feel enough comfort even after switching to cooling (or heating) by diffused blowing is performed.
  • the controller 60 determines that the first user U 1 moved to a different position before the specific period of time (for example, thirty minutes) has passed (S 13 ), the controller 60 further determines whether the first user U 1 is located inside the room 90 or outside the room (S 14 ).
  • the controller 60 determines that the first user U 1 is located inside the room 90 .
  • the controller 60 specifies a first user position P 3 , which is a moved position of the first user U 1 (S 15 ).
  • the controller 60 starts concentrated blowing toward the first user position P 3 , instead of concentrated blowing toward the first user position P 1 (S 17 , see FIG. 9A ).
  • the controller 60 determines that a different user (for example, the second user U 2 ) is located inside the room, the controller 60 stops concentrated blowing and starts diffused blowing (S 20 , see FIG. 9B ). That is, the comfort to the second user U 2 is not hindered.
  • the controller 60 cancels concentrated blowing and starts diffused blowing (S 20 ). Meanwhile, after the first user U 1 moved outside the room 90 , when a specific period of time (for example, ten minutes) has passed (S 19 ), the controller 60 stops concentrated blowing and starts diffused blowing (S 20 , see FIG. 9C ) as long as a different user (for example, the second user U 2 ) is located inside the room 90 (S 12 ).
  • a specific period of time for example, ten minutes
  • the controller 60 performs switching to diffused blowing after the specific period of time (time) has passed since start of concentrated blowing as long as someone (for example, the second user U 2 ) is located inside the room 90 , irrespective of whether or not the first user U 1 coming back into the room 90 .
  • the controller 60 stops the refrigeration cycle (S 22 ). In the case where it is determined in S 12 that a user is located inside the room, the controller 60 stops concentrated blowing and starts diffused blowing (S 20 ).
  • both the right-side left/right air flow direction plate group 10 R and the left-side left/right air flow direction plate group 10 L are set to the attitude in which conditioned air is blown to the first user position P 1 (attitude for concentrated blowing).
  • the first user U 1 receives a larger amount of conditioned air over a longer period of time in a concentrated manner than the case where conditioned air is blown substantially uniformly over inside the room 90 (diffused blowing).
  • the first user U 1 does not need to look for a remote control (not illustrated) or the portable information terminal 70 and to perform an operation for pressing a start button for cooling (or heating) provided on the remote control or the portable information terminal 70 , and cooling (or heating) operation can be started only by bringing, by the first user U 1 , the face F 1 closer to the indoor unit 100 .
  • the specific position is automatically specified as the first user position P 1 , and cool air (or warm air) is sent toward the first user position P 1 .
  • the first user U 1 does not need to operate the portable information terminal 70 or the like to cause conditioned air to reach the position where the first user U 1 is located.
  • the first user U 1 Since at this time conditioned air that satisfies the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 stored in advance and preferred by the first user U 1 is blown, the first user U 1 is able to save the time and effort for setting air-conditioning environment. Thus, convenience and comfort is improved. That is, a user is able to achieve a preferred air-conditioning environment only by standing in front of the indoor unit 100 and causing the indoor unit 100 to recognize the face of the user.
  • the air flow of blown conditioned air can be regarded as the flux of a substantially uniform flow velocity having a cross section substantially the same size of an air outlet.
  • the air flow when actually reaches the first user position P 1 has a cross section larger than the size of the air outlet, and air flows of various flow directions and various flow velocities are found on the cross section.
  • the expressions “locally . . . in a concentrated manner” and “concentrated blowing” used in the present invention means that the center of air flow when spread air flow is averaged is “toward a specific position” and also means that conditioned air also reaches around the first user position P 1 .
  • both the right-side left/right air flow direction plate group 10 R and the left-side left/right air flow direction plate group 10 L blow conditioned air toward the first user position P 1 in the description provided above
  • the outline of concentrated blowing in the present invention is not limited by the description provided above.
  • the left-side left/right air flow direction plate group 10 L may always be fixed to the attitude for blowing conditioned air toward the first user position P 1 and the right-side left/right air flow direction plate group 10 R may move rotationally (swing) so as to blow conditioned air while reciprocating within a specific range (represented by a in FIG. 8B ) including the first user position P 1 and a second user position P 2 where the second user U 2 is located.
  • a specific range represented by a in FIG. 8B
  • a larger amount of conditioned air that satisfies the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 is blown to the first user U 1 .
  • the comfort to the first user U 1 is improved, and a smaller amount of conditioned air that satisfies the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 is intermittently blown to an area not including the first user position P 1 .
  • the second user U 2 whose preferred air-conditioning environment (feeling temperature etc.) is different from the first user U 1 is located at the second user position P 2 , which is different from the first user position P 1 , a smaller amount of conditioned air that satisfies the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 is intermittently blown to the second user position P 2 . Accordingly, the comfort to the second user U 2 is also maintained.
  • both the right-side left/right air flow direction plate group 10 R and the left-side left/right air flow direction plate group 10 L may move rotationally (swing) within a specific range (represented by ⁇ in FIG. 8C ) including the first user position P 1 and the second user position P 2 to blow conditioned air, and for a range (represented by ⁇ in FIG. 8C ) toward the first user position P 1 , the swing speed may be set to be slower (the blowing time may be set to be longer) than the area other than the range ⁇ . Accordingly, as in the case illustrated in FIG. 8B , the comfort to the first user U 1 and the second user U 2 whose preferred air-conditioning environments (feeling temperatures etc.) are different can be maintained.
  • Selection of the outline of concentrated blowing can be made in advance by the portable information terminal 70 (for example, when the first user U 1 does not like concentrated blowing, the blowing outline illustrated in FIG. 8B is selected).
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart for illustrating processing operations in air-conditioning environment control for an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • the same portions and steps as those in Embodiment 1 are referred to with the same reference numerals and signs and part of description will be omitted.
  • An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus (hereinafter, referred to as an indoor unit) 200 according to Embodiment 2 meets a user's demand for temporarily, quickly feeling cooler (or warmer) immediately after coming into a room immediately after taking a bath or from hot (or cold) outside.
  • the indoor unit 100 according to Embodiment 1 tracks the movement of a user whose face is recognized and performs concentrated blowing toward a moved position of the user (see S 10 in FIG. 6 ).
  • the first user U 1 starts up the indoor unit 100 by causing the indoor unit 100 to recognize the face of the first user U 1 immediately after taking a bath or immediately after entering the room.
  • the first user U 1 keeps standing at a close-range position P 0 that is very close to the indoor unit 100 (representing a relatively narrow range including a position where the first user U 1 is able to bring the face F 1 into the face recognition range 52 and the face recognition range 52 , see FIG. 5 ) and moves away from the close-range position P 0 after a specific close-range determination time (for example, thirty seconds) has passed, concentrated blowing continues to be performed for the moved person who just finished taking a bath.
  • a specific close-range determination time for example, thirty seconds
  • the case may exist in which the first user U 1 does not desire concentrated blowing but desires diffused blowing even though concentrated blowing is stored as the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 .
  • the indoor unit 200 according to Embodiment 2 deals with this case.
  • the indoor unit 200 starts concentrated blowing toward the first user position P 1 who is standing at the close-range position P 0 (S 10 ), and determines whether or not when the concentrated blowing continues to be performed (S 10 ), a user (for example, the first user U 1 ) keeps staying (keeps standing) at the close-range position P 0 even after a specific close-range determination time (for example, thirty seconds) has passed (S 31 ).
  • a specific close-range determination time for example, thirty seconds
  • the first user U 1 since concentrated blowing toward the first user U 1 continues to be performed for a specific close-range blowing time (for example, ten minutes), which is the time for completing cooling himself or herself, the first user U 1 is able to cool himself or herself at the close-range position P 0 (S 32 ).
  • a specific close-range blowing time for example, ten minutes
  • diffused blowing starts at the time when the first user U 1 moves away from the close-range position P 0 (see S 20 in FIG. 7 ).
  • the first user U 1 does not desire quick cooling (or heating) at the close-range position P 0 , after the face of the first user U 1 is recognized at the close-range position P 0 , the first user U 1 moves away from the close-range position P 0 before the close-range determination time (for example, thirty seconds) has passed (S 31 ).
  • the close-range determination time for example, thirty seconds
  • the movement of the first user U 1 is tracked, concentrated blowing toward the first user position P 1 (different from the close-range position P 0 ) continues to be performed, and after a specific period of time (for example, thirty minutes) has passed, it is determined whether or not the first user U 1 moves (moves away from the first user position P 1 ) (see S 13 in FIG. 7 ).
  • the first user U 1 since the indoor unit 200 according to Embodiment 2 performs the individual steps (processing operations) described above, the first user U 1 is able to quickly start up a refrigeration cycle only by standing at the close-range position P 0 , without operating a remote control, which is not illustrated, or the portable information terminal 70 . Moreover, the first user U 1 is able to be quickly cooled down or (warmed up) by concentrated blowing of conditioned air that satisfies the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 by the time when the close-range blowing time has passed as long as the first user U 1 keeps standing at the close-range position P 0 .
  • the user is able to be quickly cooled down or (warmed up) by concentrated blowing of conditioned air that satisfies a standard air-conditioning environment by the time when the close-range blowing time has passed.
  • a user for example, the first user U 1
  • the first user U 1 is able to easily and quickly start to be cooled down or (warmed up), without operating a remote control or the portable information terminal 70 .
  • the user is not exposed to the concentrated air flow, without operating the remote control or the portable information terminal 70 .
  • the user is able to enjoy comfort air-conditioning environment.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart for illustrating processing operations in air-conditioning environment control for an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • the indoor unit 100 of the air-conditioning apparatus blows air-conditioning air that satisfies the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 , which is an air-conditioning environment for the first user U 1 , in a diffused manner when a user (for example, the second user U 2 ) who is different from a user (for example, the first user U 1 ) whose face is recognized at the close-range position P 0 is located inside the room where the indoor unit 100 is provided (S 20 in FIG. 7 ).
  • an air-conditioning environment preferred by the second user U 2 is a second user air-conditioning environment C 2 , which is different from the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 , the second user U 2 may feel discomfort.
  • an indoor unit 300 of an air-conditioning apparatus in the case where a different user (for example, the second user U 2 ) who is different from a user (for example, the first user U 1 ) whose face is recognized at the close-range position P 0 is located inside the room where the indoor unit 300 is provided (S 16 ), the indoor unit 300 determines whether or not user face information and user air-conditioning information for the different user are stored.
  • a different user for example, the second user U 2
  • a user for example, the first user U 1
  • the indoor unit 300 determines whether or not user face information and user air-conditioning information for the different user are stored.
  • the indoor unit 300 compares the face F 2 of the different user (for example, the second user U 2 ) imaged by the indoor imaging device 50 , which captures an image inside the room, with each of faces represented by user face information stored in a user face information database, and determines whether or not the face F 2 corresponds to any of the faces represented by the user face information stored in the user face information database (S 41 ).
  • air-conditioning air that satisfies the average air-conditioning environment between the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 for the first user U 1 and the second user air-conditioning environment C 2 for the second user U 2 is blown in a diffused manner (S 42 ).
  • the second user U 2 is able to receive conditioned air that satisfies the average air-conditioning environment between the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 and the second user air-conditioning environment C 2 , without being exposed to air-conditioning air that satisfies the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 .
  • discomfort to the second user U 2 can be reduced.
  • the second user U 2 desires conditioned air that satisfies the second user air-conditioning environment C 2 not conditioned air that satisfies the average air-conditioning environment between the first user air-conditioning environment C 1 and the second user air-conditioning environment C 2
  • the second user U 2 may approach the indoor unit 300 to cause the indoor unit 300 to recognize the face F 2 at the close-range position P 0 . Accordingly, conditioned air that satisfies the second user air-conditioning environment C 2 is blown to the second user U 2 .

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